Game apparatus



L. MYERS GAME APPARATUS April 18, 1933.

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Patented Apr. 18, 1933 le isjm o a veaemi s: I

GAME Amamv Application 111 a se tember 25, 19st. Serial No. 565,167. r

This inventionrelates to improvements in 7 game apparatus vandcoin-controlled m ar nism adapted for use in 'connectiontherewith.{

Among the features of my invention s the g? provisionof such {apparatusand mechanism adapted for use iniconnection with slot-mas chines,vending machines, games otskill, and thelike, g I

Although I have shown thegame apparai lf tus controlled by coin-operatedmechanism it is apparent that certain featuresthereofmay be mademanually operable without coin control; andthat other forms of coincontrol may be substitutedtor that here-shown. 7 Among the features'ofmy invention is the provision ofja device affording amusement andofi'eringan opportunity for the exercise of dexterity'and skill. 1 n 1My device is so constructed that play may be continued until theobjectof the game-is at aine h n P y en tb e umed un a ;coin .is'deposited. It is so made, however, a ii th g m i no eampl te thapparatus may be reset at anyftime for thecom- .3 me e ent O a .ne amewitha fthe r positofacoim. V V i Although I have here shownadevice withc rt eat ir s nnec n it he. b.- i c of the gam it i babe particular y ned 3: th ere may be ide epar e andyaria ing from the spirit of theinvention.

Otherteatures .and advantages of .my invention will appear more fully as-Lproceed tion from, d tails thereof without; depart- Inthat formofdevice embodyingthe features of y invention showninthe accompanyingdrawings- Y i w front elevation; Fig.

Figurel s a VIQW 1 2 is ayi ew in side elevation; Fig.3 is a view a a r.e evat a -o t m ch msm, S w n the sameremoved from the casing 3 Fig. 4is es a la e w i hsom p t i al e e 'p sitlons; Fig. 5 1saslmilartragmentaryv ew 5 onanenlarged scale;. Fig. 6' is a view takenon'thelinelG of Fig.3; Fig. 7 is a view taken n ine-7p g 4-; an Fia Iiav an aken onthe 1ine8 of Figfi.

' As l e t n the draw n the. d vice i able front cover llto the rearside which most of the mechanism is attached. The front of the covercontains a circular recess 12 covered byapiece of glass 13. 1111 thisrecessare mounted a plurality oftargets'or objects 14 adapted to be hitby "a shot or balll5 projected upwardly by a spring-controlled finger 16mounted on the rotatable shaft 17.

The forward end of the-shaft 17 extends through'the front wall lland isequipped I with the'trigger 18; Numeral 19 indicates the.spiralspringurging the finger. 16 upwardly and 2Q indicates a stoplimiting its downward movement. A guide rail 21 ,di-L

rects ,theball vertically upwardly until it engages the curvedupper wall12 of the recess- 125 7 Thelforcewith which the ball is shot can bevaried bythe degree of depression of. the trigger 18 and the locationofits fall thus modified, By the exerciseof skil l,fthe fball can becausedtofall on any one of the targets l bwhich are here shownassmallflathorizontally arranged pieces of metal.

'Ashere shownythetargets 14L are mounte on discs 22 carried byshortshafts-23rotatablyrmounted in the plate 11; .Obviously, the

discs or targets may be suitably ornamented or decorated to suit thetaste. For example, the-discsare here shown as containing: on theirfront'faces pictures of chickens. .This is purely tor the purpose ofillustration; as it is obviousthat any form of decoration orornamentation could be used. .14 are movable from locking pos'itiontounlocking position, such movement being permitted by slight rotation ofthe shaft 23., "As

o thejback of the platellthere is slidably n1 om ted a movable member24, 2 here shown The targets I as in the form of a bar. This bar isprovided with slots 25, 25 embracing the pins 26, 26 in order to guideits sliding movement. The rear side of each disc 22 is provided with alocking lug 27 and a setting lug 28. The member 24 is provided with ashoulder 29 for each of the locking lugs 27, said shoulders adapted toengage the locking lugs when the targets are in looking position to holdthe movable member 24 in set position. In Fig. 3, the movable member 24is shown held in set position by the lug 27 on the middle target andalso by the lug on the target to the rlght (as viewed in Fig. 3) whichis obscured by one of the levers. The lug 27 on the disc 22 (to the leftas viewed'in Fig. 3) is shown in unlocking position, this being on thedisc 22 (viewed at the extreme-right in Fig. 1). In Fig. 3 the movablemember 24 is shown in set position and in Fig. 4 it is shown in releasedposition.

Means are provided for yieldingly urging the movable member 24 toreleased position. As here shown, such means include the resetting lever30 pivoted at 31 and yieldingly urged to the right (as viewed in Figs. 3and 4) by the spiral spring 32. This lever is provided with a slot 33engaging the pin 34 in the movable member 24. The upper edge of themovable member 24 is provided with a projection 35 for each of thesetting lugs 28 on the target devices. When the movable member 24 ismoved to the left (as viewed in Figs. 3 and 4), the projections 35engage the setting lugs 28 to restore all the targets to lockingposition, thus raising the lugs 27 so that they will engage theshoulders 29 and thus hold the member 24 in set position. It will beseen that any one of the lugs 27 will serve to hold the member 24 in setposition; and that the same is not free to be moved to released positionby the spring 32 until all of the targets have been depressed and all ofthe three locking lugs 27 consequently released from the shoulders 29.When this happens, the spring 32 operating through the lever 30 and thepin 34 will move the member 24 to released position.

Any visible means desired may be employed for indicating the movement ofthe member 24 from set to released position and vice versa. Purely forpurposes of illustration, I have here shown another slidable member 36connected to the member 24 by means of the link 37 pivoted on the pin38.

This link is provided with a hole engaging the pin 34 and its upper endis provided with a slot 39 embracing a pin 40 in back of the slidingmember 36. As here shown, the front face of the sliding member 36,purely for the purpose of illustration, contains the representation of acow 36 appearing through a window 41 in the plate 11 when the member 24is in set position. When this member moves to released position, the cowas indicated by 30 and 42 to form projections extending through the slit43 in the rear wall 44 of a coin slot 45. The lever 42 lies over thelever 30 and is somewhat longer so that if no coin is present, it can beswung back and forth freely and will completely clear the lever 30. Eventhe bent-over portion 42 will clear the bent-over end 30 of the lever 30if no coin is present. When a coin 46, however, is placed in the coinslot 45, it will form a connecting bar or pusher between the two levers42 and 30. That is, it will engage the bent-over end 30 of the lever 30and will be engaged by the bentover end 42 of the lever 42. With thecoin in the position as shown in Fig. 4, therefore, movement of thelever 42 by the handle 32 will be transmitted to the lever 30 to resetthe device. A shoulder 47 in the slit 43 limits the downward movement ofthe lever 42 and a shoulder 48 limits the upward movement of the lever30. The coin slot is open at the bottom 45 to permit escape of the coin46 after the device has been set. A spiral spring 49 serves to returnthe lever 42 to its and the member 24 not moved to released position.Such means include a pin 50 carried by the lever 30 and yieldingly urgedoutwardly by the spiral spring 51. When the lever 30 moves substantiallyto the limit of its downward movement, the lower end of the pin 50 ridesup on'the cam 52, thus projecting its upper end 50 above the surface oflever 30 where it will be engaged by the lever 42. This pin, therefore,affords a connection between the two levers 42 and 30, permitting thetargets to be reset in the event that all three have not been moved tounlocking position- When all three are released, then the bar 24 movesto released position and the pin 50 is permitted to be forced down sothat the lever 42 will then clear the lever 30 until a new coin 46 isinserted.

While I have shown and described certain embodiments of my invention, itis to be uninvention as disclosed in the appended claims, in which it ismy intention to claim V eluding;

movable from looking position to unlocking engage said pin near the endsition to unlocking position; a shot; means I for projecting the shottoward the target,

said'target adapted to be moved to unlocking position by impact of theshot; a member movable from set to released position;

means yieldingly urging the movable member to released position; and aconnection between the target and the movable member holding the latterin set position when the target is in looking position, said connectionadapted to be released by movement of the target to'unlocking position.

2. A device'as' claimed in claim 1, in which the target is carried by arotatable member, said rotatable member having a part adapted to beengaged by a part on the movable member to move the target into lockingposition when the movable member is moved into set position.

3. A device as claimed in claim 1, including; a resetting leverconnected to'the move able member; a manually operable lever; aspring-pressed pin on the resetting lever normally urged to positiontoclear the manually operable lever; and acam adapted to of the strokeof the resetting lever to move said pin into position to be engaged bythe manually operable lever.

4. A device ofthe'oharact er described, in a plurality of rotatablediscs, each position; a target on each disc; a shot; means forprojecting the shot toward the targets, said targets adapted to move thediscs to unlocking position when struck by the shot; a member movablefrom set to released position; means yieldingly urging the movable:member to released position; co -operating parts on the discs andmovable member adapted to. hold the latter in set position when thediscs are in looking position; and on the discs and movable co-operatingparts member adapted to engage to move the discs to locking positionwhen the movable member is moved 'to set position. I

' In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 23d dayof September, 1931.

LOUIS MYERS.

